Philip Morris International was a leading decliner within the tobacco industry, falling $1.12 (-1.3%) to $82.65 on average volume.

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Philip Morris International ( PM) pushed the Tobacco industry lower today making it today's featured Tobacco laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, Philip Morris International fell $1.12 (-1.3%) to $82.65 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3.9 million shares of Philip Morris International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of five million shares. The stock ranged in price between $82.60-$83.99 after having opened the day at $83.21 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $83.77.

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Philip Morris International Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products. Philip Morris International has a market cap of $138.57 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.2, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 6.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are nine analysts that rate Philip Morris International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Philip Morris International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income and weak operating cash flow.